mroliver

@mroliver.bsky.social

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no more than the memory of a well loved kitty. following few, followed by fewer. i grow things.

A view of blue Lake Michigan from a beach in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. In the foreground, a bed of blooming catnip and a blue Adirondack chair
A view of a window basket with trailing flowers - purple torenia, rose lobelia and a stunning orange fuschia with purple tinged petals
A creamy, delicious, Basque Cheesecake made
Half of a Basque Cheesecake made from SmittenKitten’s recipe. It is a loaf shape with a golden, carmelized exterior and a creamy, smooth interior
A serious looking calico cat with an adorable black nose
A mess of a Black Forest trifle - piles of yummy chocolate cake soaked with Cherry jam, layered with tart pie cherries and cloud cream
A picture of a handsome 1940s screen star named Errol Flynn 🔥
A lovely calico cat reclines behind an empty yellow dish
A tray of small pots loaded with potting soil. A few have some chicks&hens succulents, one has an odd Christmas amaryllis. One of the soil filled pots sports a single shamrock sprout
A hobnail vase of fluffy white roses atop an antique side table
Two charming Mexican pottery fish, one large with grey, yellow and blue decorations. The other smaller with earth toned markings
A pink ang green aurora as seen from a Chicago suburb driveway
Pierre Redoute’s Bindweed
3 sets of progressively larger cases full of colored pencils - my metallic set, my “ordinary pencils” and lastly, a 500 slot case with my new Kalour 300 set, neons, pastels and portrait tones. Am I skilled enough to need portrait tones? Hell no!
A nondescript office building with an empty parking lot
A fluffy calico cat reclines against a sage green carpet. She has a pretty 50/50 face with freckles on her nose
An ancient computer monitor - a DEC VT52 CRT
Pantry shelves overflowing with jars and bottles every sort of herb and spice. It’s a controlled chaos
A wealth of herbs from Penzry’s Spices. An array of bags hold cumin, dry mustard, thyme, garlic salt, powdered rosemary, basil, marjoram, hot crushed peppers, frozen pizza seasoning
A somewhat disgruntled looking long haired calico cat perches on a ridiculously floral upholstered chair
A lovely, slim calico cat with a very black nose sits calmly with her tail wrapped around her. She has a stern expression, as though telling you what’s what
A simple bouquet of gloriously ruffled pink roses and baby’s breath sits atop an antique side table along with a glass box of shells and a vase of shiny red, gold and green glass balls.
A beautiful, long haired calico cat reclines on the bed
A snap of an Amazon offer for a SINGLE bar of soap for * $59.99 *
A potted Meyer Lemon Tree, covered in foliage, fruit and new blossoms. Bonus jug of Kitty Litter in the background 😉
A fully open Meyer Lemon blossom amid the leaves
A potted Meyer Lemon tree, heavy with unripe fruit. The leaves are pouty because it’s acclimating to its winter home. The already set fruit will be ripe in the spring. Bonus Kitty Litter in the background 😏
A window box overflowing with greenery, berries and jingle bells
A barren backyard deck with hardly anything on it except some empty plant stands, a Weber grill and some bedraggled herbs
A happily burning fireplace surrounded by a fairy lighted wreath, two little trees and fixtures
A window box in November, overflowing with fuschias and purple allysum
A fluffy calico kitty reclines on a blanket
An odd Christmas display of two wire trees covered with red, white and green lights set in evergreen draped pots. These flank a teak bench garlanded with white lights and evergreens. Above the bench is a window box overflowing with fuschias and allysum
A view of a Northwoods lake in the early morning, shrouded by mist with a pop of orange maple across the small bay, enlivening the scene
A tall purple Cleome flanked by gold evergreens
A window basket overflowing with fuschias buds about to burst into bloom
A window box of profusely growing fuschias. Blooming is subdued in the heat, but they’ll be spectacular in September
Flowers and foliage in orange shades, looking a little battered in the dog days of summer
A wall of plants in mid-August looking a little tired and worn
A two-inch long praying mantis, clinging to a hot pink New Guinea impatiens flower
A garden bed of white zinnias, lilac vinca and purple cleome. Kinda needs deadheading
A hotly colored bed of zinnias and salvia - shades of orange, yellow, bright pink and blue
A tiny, deep pink, perfectly formed rose
A colorful border of flowers
An ever, so tiny praying mantis on a salvia leaf.